Periodicals Postage Paid Lexington, Va. Caiiet 24450 ^ m \ inbepenbentlp bp mtaeusssime 1907 http://www.vmi.edu/cadet/ $ 1 . 0 0 VOLUMEXCII Friday, Febriiary 11 ^ 2()()() Niiniher 14 In This Issue Colonel Hammond Alleges Electronic Theft at VMI by Devon Miller and other basic computer security measuies. information security under scrutiny once discussions with others, the idea arose that family, “I discovered a cyber-spy had It also stated that V ^ should conduct "se­ again. According to Headquarters Execu­ it was possible that one of the other parties Catiet News Writer somehow apparently gotten the original Friday curity awareness and training programs to tive Officer Col. Leroy Hammond, '57, an involved could have sent the e-mail forwanL e-mail &om me (to his/her credit, I will During the recent auditing of the easure employees... are aware of their se­ e-mail that he said he “had received per­ Col Hammond talked to the original writer admit the names had been redacted be­ Institute’s funds to discern the appropri­ curity responsibilities, and know how to sonally and privately from the father of a of the e-mail, as well as to others at the In­ fore it was passed on) and was passing it ateness of some purchases of the Superin­ fulfill them." cadet” was stolen from his computer on or stitute to whom he had forwarded the letter, around in Alumni land.” tendent, General Josiah Bunting III ’63, it Dean of Faculty, General Alan around 17 December 1999. including the Superintendent, the Dean, the Hammond paralleled the theft with Sports on page 4 was announced that the information secu­ Famell, .said, "Such trainig is available and Hammond learned in mid-January Commandant, and the Tide DC ofBcer. AH “rooting through [his] desk drawers with­ rity at VMI was not up to par. it has been, in fact it is manditory. Every that the e-mail was in the hands of multiple parties confirmed that they had not for­ out permission and stealing personal mail The auditors were disappointed in employee has been forced to go. Key em­ alumni, when Tom Wright, ‘54, contacted warded the e-mail further. Then, on Jan 15, with the intent to bring harm to VMI.” He the absence of a firewall—a system en­ ployees have been in months of meetings. him, stating that he had a copy of the e-mail Hammond stated on the VMI Alumni Tlffn- forcing access controls for a networic— A recent incident put the lastitute’s and attempting to authenticate it In early outs web site, an internet fonim for the VMI See Hacking* page 5 Rats Back in Ratline by Kendra Russell a.m., the Rats formed up in gray blouse in Cabet Managing Editor front of the new science buikling for a march to Stonewall Jackson’s grave in downtown The First Qass of the Virginia Lexington. Rats fit)m Band Company pro­ Spring tennis season Military Institute kicked the Rat Mass of vided drums and a set of bagpipes for the underway 2(XXk3 out of the Radine 1\iesday, Feb 1. procession. Six days later, they kicked them back in The VMI Post police blocked again. After a weekend filled with Rat traffic on Route 11 while the Rats marched activities, the Rats were summoned into across. The squad car was joined by Su­ Jackson Memorial Hall after BRC on perintendent Maj. Gen. Josi^ Bunting III, Monday, Feb 7, and once again permit­ ’63, in his own vehicle. When the Rats ted to strain. reached their destination. Regimental Com­ For nearly a week, hourly turn­ mander Kelly Underwood was on hand to outs in Barracks had proclaimed, “Fresh­ congratulate the Rats on their unity. Re­ men are no longer in tte Ratline. TheCorps portedly, Undenvood told the Rats that they is reminded it is a First Qass privilege to had done “a great service to VMI and the Wrestlers continue through strain.” A number of factors influenced town of Lexington.” So Co schedule the original decision to dismiss the Rats The final display of the week­ from the Ratline—Issues which had to be end occurred early Monday morning at resolved before the Rats were put back in around 2:30. David Gray, ’01, was on duty again. One such issue was the as the Night Sei^eant of the Guard when on p a g e . Opinion administration’s refusal to grant First the mayhem began. Qassmen the privilege of wearing civilian Gray said, “I was sitting in the clothes up-town in Lexington. This ob­ guard room and the third relief was com­ New accountability stacle was removed on Thursday, Feb 3, ing in. He was about ten or fifteen minutes when the administration relented and early. I said ‘Man, you’re coming in early’ procedure and rude granted the privilege. Ultimately, however, and he said ‘Yeah, the Rats are all up, so cadets bashed, "rat- the largest factor in the decision to remove why not?’ As soon as he said the Rats were the Rats from the Radine was the behavior all up I noticed out in the courtyard these cut'’ idea heralded of the Rats. flaming things starting to fall over the side First Class President Keane of the stoops.” Jones had said, ‘The reason wc decided to lire Rats had lowered chains of ’ " • > Tony Conway/Tht Cadtt let the Rats out was because of their con­ bed sheets over the side of the fourth stoop Features on page 5 Rat Sam LaGrone gets "flamed" by members of the Band Company cadre. The rats were placed duct We expect them to show some signs and lit them on fire, as well as creating an back in the ratline last week after a series of "unity" projects designed to appease the first class. of unity.” enomious fire in the sentinel box. The guard Evidently, their disgrace team locked Jackson Arch and went out with prompted the Rats to give the First Qass fire extinguishers to quench the flames at Major Symposium to be Held at VMI the demonstration of unity that they re­ the direction of theTac Officer. Meanwhile, ternational ramifications of the war.” Ca­ VMI and the Marshall Foundation have quired, beginning with a noisy display on by Angelica Martinez the Rats were ninning about on the fourth dets will play an active role in the confer­ been awarded a $10,000 grant from the raday evening. Shortly afterllips, the Rats stoop. Eventually the Rats descended to <^l)i*t News Editor ence. Pre-symposium events for cadets in­ Republic of Korea (South Korea) in sup­ positioned their racks like giant dominoes the third stoop, at which point the Tac Of­ The Korean War academic sympo­ clude historical movies, newsreels, and an port of the symposium. around the entire perimeter of the fourth ficer sent guard team members to the stoops sium will be held at the Virginia informal panel discussion with VMI alumni/ “VMI is gratefiil for and gratified stoop. Once the racks were in place, a to break up the riot Militiuylnstitute in September of 2000. Koiean War Veterans. Commemwati ve Ko­ by the generosity of the South Korean gov­ Rat in the Band Company area near Some membere of the Fmit Class VMI and the Marshall Foundation are spon­ rean War exhibits are slated to be on dis­ ernment The Rqxiblic of South Korea has Sally Fort knocked over a rack, begin­ were more annoyed at losing sleep than soring this event commemorating the 50th play in the VMI and Marshall Museums. been a staunch ally and valuable fiiend to Faculty in Focus; Economics ning a chain reaction that traversed the motivated by the night’s activities. A1 anniversary of the war. Assistant to the Su­ The conference actually begins on Thurs­ the United States over the last half cen- entire stoop. Bangura, ’99, said, “I was not motivated at professor Basu perintendent and Adjunct History Profes­ day, Sept 14, 2000 and ends on Sept 15. tuiy, and this grant will help us celebrate Rat activities continued Sat­ all.” sor, Col. Paul Pieraoli, Jr. is the symposium The panel discussions will cover material that relationship as well as remember the urday morning, when the Rat Mass formed However, the weekend was director and said, ‘The conference will fea­ from topics such as the origins of the 34,000American lives and several million up for BRC wearing BDUs in a separate enough to cause the First Class to alio w the ture military officers, Korean War veterans, struggle, the war itself, international diplo­ Korean lives lost during the three years of Rat battalion on the parade deck. After the Rats back in the Ratline. Jones said, “We historians, and writers fiDm across the na­ macy, the air and ground war, die impact the Kcxean War,” said Pierpaoli. fonnation, the Rats charged the third stoop were pretty impressed with what went on tion and the world. The symposium will on East Asia and the US, and leadei^p in This event is an outstanding oppor­ in an attempt to throw out the Thirds’ hays, up-town with the march to Jackson’s commemorate the 50th anniversary of the the Korean War. Pierpaoli said that Col. tunity for cadets, staff, faculty, and the en­ but were stopped by Thirds who nished tomb—not so much with the burning of the outbreak of the Korean War andwill study Mike Strickler, Directorof Public Relations, tire VMI family. Pierpaoli saii “It will help up to protect their bedding. Then, at 9:45 sentinel box, but that stuff happens.” military, political, social, economic, and in­ will tiy to get C-SPAN to cover the event put VMI on the map.” Where has Bart Ball Gone? Next week's regimental After losing to training schedule by Todd Kennedy Western Carolina 85- Editor-in-Chief 82 on Feb 5 and Wofifoid 83-69 on Feb 7, the Virginia Military Institute basketball team has ex­ Arts & Leisure tended its losing streak to sixteen straight games.